This photo was used in a 1910 advertisement about Piggott and the many things to do in this area.

The Sanborn Map Co. provided city maps to fire insurance companies before there was a communications network to access risk in smaller towns and cities with no agents. These maps have become a treasury of historical information. The December 1908 map showed Piggott with a population of 2000, no Fire Dept., no public lighting, no paved streets. ...

The Bank of Piggott was organized in 1905 with Judge E. N. Royal as president and J. K. Browning as cashier. Later that same year Judge Royall died and J. P. Potter became president. The Building in this photo burned in 1925 and was replaced by the current building which was occupied by the bank until January of 1930. ...

We were asked about the railroad mentioned in the "Historic Economic Development ". Was this the Moose that ran to Pollard? The original railway was built from Kennett to Piggott in 1912 and was named the St. Louis,Kennett and Southeastern Railroad co. It was built primarly for the timber industry. About two years later the Butler County Railroad was built from Poplar Bluff, going through Ashhill, Qulin. Fagus , Pollard and connecting to The Kennett Railroad in Piggott...

The Clay County Bank was chartered in 1897 by J.P.Potter and Judge E. N. Royall. Mr. Potter was elected President and Lon Royall was Cashier. The first brick building in Piggott, according to old settlers,was built to house the bank and Potter's drug store...

The first merchant to come to Piggott was A. Jack Brown, who erected a box house and opened the first store in 1882. His brother , Jake came a few months later from Illinois and became Piggott's first undertaker . Jack Brown's store was in south Piggott, below Sugar Creek...

The printing on the postcard said "Fairwell to the Militia June 23, 1916 Piggott, Arkansas". They were probably headed for Mexico. In the background of the photo you can see the Palace Hotel.

This building holds some history of Piggott. The Building in the center of the picture, right of the alley, was where Lloyd Russell started Russell Mortuary in the early 1930S. The right side shows "Seitz Abstract and Notary Public. This was the early Clay County Abstract which is the oldest business in Piggott today...

The houses shown in the photo, were on main street , west of the current Post Office.